Senate lawmakers are authorizing one fast attack Virginia-class submarine in this year's defense policy bill and approving twice the normal amount of advance procurement funding. The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2021 defense policy bill proposes $472 million in advance procurement funding, according to a summary of the legislation . The full text of the bill has not yet been published. The submarine program usually receives around $215 million in AP funding annually, but the extra...
